Functions and CALL Routines |
Converts state postal codes to mixed case state names.
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State and ZIP Code
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postal-code
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specifies a character expression that contains
the two-character standard state postal code. Characters can be mixed case.
The function ignores trailing blanks, but generates an error if the expression
contains leading blanks.
If the STNAMEL function returns a value
to a variable that has not yet been assigned a length, by default the variable
is assigned a length of 20.
The STNAMEL function converts a two-character state
postal code (or world-wide GSA geographic code for U.S. territories) to the
corresponding state name in mixed case.
Note: For Version
6, the maximum length of the value that is returned is 200 characters. For
Version 7 and beyond, the maximum length is 20 characters.
The STFIPS, STNAME, and STNAMEL
functions take the same argument but return different values. STFIPS returns
a numeric U.S. Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code. STNAME
returns an uppercase state name. STNAMEL returns a mixed case state name.
The examples show the differences when using STFIPS,
STNAME, and STNAMEL.
SAS Statements |
Results |
fips=stfips ('NC');
put fips;
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37
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state=stname('NC');
put state;
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NORTH CAROLINA
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state=stnamel('NC');
put state;
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North Carolina
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